Tea bag



5. COOPER May 24, 1927.

- TEA BAG Filed March 23. 1921 Patented May 24, 1927.

UNITED STATES 1,029,512 PATENT OFFICE.

SIMON COOPER, OF BROOKLYN, NEW YORK, ASSIGNOR 'I'O COOPER TEA PACKET00.,

INC., 01" BROOKLYN, NEW YORK, A CORPORATION OF NEW YORK.

TEA BAG.

7 Application filed 1mm 23,1921. Serial No. 454,701.

My invention relates to the packeting of materials, such as tea and aimsto provide both a simple, inexpensive acket and a practical andconvenient metliod by which the packets may be constructed, filled andsealed.

In the accompanying drawing I have il lustrated but one form'theinvention may take and in this disclosure:

Figure 1 is a side elevation of a complete tea packet;

. Figure 2 is a plan of the blank from which the bag is made; and

Figure 3 is a view of the formedbag ready forfilling.

The blanks 5.are of any suitable. textile material and are of generallytriangular form, heart-shaped,-in the illustration, so that when doubledand folded on a median line '6, extending from the apex to the base,

each will form the sides of a pointed baglike structure (Figure 2).

These side walls are secured together. by means consisting in theillustration, of a row of stitching 7, extending. from the apex -alongand around the meeting edges to a point short of the doubled edge,approximately 'at 8, so as to leave a filling mouth at 9 (Figure 3). Thetea or other material is then entered through this month, after whichthe stitching is continued to close the month over the material in thethen filled bag.

To provide a suspension cord for the bag the stitching is continued onpast the end of the bag as at 10 and I make further use of this extendedbit of stitching by continuing it on through the edge of anidentification tag or label 11 as indicated at 12.

To prevent undue stretching and to give body to the supporting cord Imay employ a reinforcement core for the stitching. such as a strand oftwine 13, the stitches being cast about, or over and through this core,

' which may extend along-the entire stitched edge of the bag. as shownin Figure 1.

The invention. it will be seen, provides an inexpensive and easily madebag. which can be readily lillcd either at the time of its manufacture,or later and which is provided with .a suitable reinforcement andsuspension cord, with attached label.

I claim k 1. A device for extracting essence from tea leaves or coffee,comprising a strip of textile fabric folded on its center line toformtwo plies contacting all around their free edges, a line of stitchesextending close to and in parallel relation to said free edges foruniting said two plies, the thread of said stitches beingcarried overthe edge of the fabric, said stitches being continued beyond the fabricto form a chain which serves as a suspending means for the device.

2. A device according to claim 1, comprising a tag on the outer end ofsaid chain, the line of stitches being continued beyond said chain andpassed through said tag.

3. A packet for tea or other material comprising a symmetrical blankdoubled on itself and a row of stitching connecting the entire length ofthe meeting edges of the blank to provide a completely closed packet,

and said row of stitching being continued prising a blank folded onitself and a row of stitching connecting the meeting ed es of the blankand continued beyond the lank to provide a supporting cord, and a coreof reinforced twine stitched in said cord and about the meeting edges ofthe blank.

6. A packet for tea or other material comprising a blank folded onitself and a row of stitching connecting the meeting edges of the blankand continued beyond the blank to provide a supporting cord. and a coreof reinforcement. twine stitched in said cord and about the meetingedgesof the blank, and an identification tag through which" the stitching ofcord is extended.

7. A device for extracting essence from tea-leaves or coffee, comprisingabag containing the material whose essence is to be extracted. the bagcomprising a strip of textile fabric folded to form two plies 00!!tactiug all around their free edges, a line of stitches extending closeto and in parallel relation to said free edges for uniting said twoplies, the thread of said stitches being carried over the edge of thefabric, said stitches being continued beyond the fabric to form a chainwhich serves as a suspending means for the device. v

8.A device as set forth in claim 9, in which there is a tag to which-theouter end of the chain is attached.

9. A tea bag'adapted to be closed by stitching, and a cord formedintegral with said stitching joined with the same at 2 pointadjacent-one corner of the "bag and l extending without and beyond thesame.

10. A tea, bag having certain of its sides closed by over stitching;such stitching being extended from and beyond one portion of the bag toprovide an integral chained cord. 1

In testimony whereof I afiix my signature.

SIMON COOPER.

